WILLIAMDOUGLASTROTTER

TROTTER, WILLIAM DOUGLAS Age 62, of Alabaster, AL, died on April 1, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Rome, Georgia on September 16, 1950. His childhood was spent in Rome and Eufaula, AL. He graduated from the University of Montevallo in 1973 with a B.S. in Education and earned an M.F.D. degree from the same institution in 1974. Doug spent 28 years of his working life as a teacher and principal in the Shelby County school system. At the time of his death he was employed as a science teacher at Thompson Sixth Grade Center, and looked forward to many more happy years in the classroom. He was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Downs Trotter, and his first wife, Judy Nordan Trotter. He is survived by his father, William Earle Trotter, Panama City Beach, FL; a brother, Dennis E. Trotter, Panama City Beach, FL; a daughter, Rachael Trotter Mandell (Eric), Alabaster, AL; a son, Cameron Trotter, Alabaster, AL; three grandchildren, Mackenzie Salter, Zachary Salter, and Natalie Mandell, all of Alabaster, AL. "Tink" as he was known to his old friends from the University of Montevallo never lost his affection for this group of special friends and relished their periodic gatherings over the years. He loved the theater as a young man and appeared in many performances as a college student. Later in life he enjoyed golf, the company of his family and students, and became a doting grandfather to his grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at Westwood Baptist Church, 1155 Alabaster Blvd. Alabaster, Alabama 35007. A memorial service will follow the visitation at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be on Sunday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Montevallo City Cemetery, Montevallo, AL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials to help defray final expenses be made at any Alabama branch of Regions Bank to the Doug Trotter Memorial Account. Charter Funeral Home, Calera, directing.